GEORGIA:
WestCare Georgia provides a wide spectrum of health and human services in both residential and outpatient environments. Our services include a juvenile justice treatment program, outpatient substance abuse and addiction treatment, children in crisis and HIV/AIDS educational programs.

Dedicated to working in partnership with the communities and agencies we serve, our philosophy is to empower everyone who comes into contact with us to engage in a process of healing, growth, and change that will benefit them, their families, their coworkers and their communities.

DeKalb County Children’s Center
901 Fourth Street
Stone  Mountain, GA  30083
Phone: 770-469-8480
Fax: 770-469-1024

In March of 2004, WestCare entered into partnership with the Department of Children and Families in DeKalb County, Georgia, to provide residential care and treatment for children in the child protective service system. The DeKalb Children’s Center is 52-bed residential treatment facilities for youths ages 12-17 in need of support and services to meet their varied needs.

• 24-hour Child Assessment Center.
• 24-hour day rooms, board, care and supervision in a residential therapeutic milieu that addresses each child’s individual, physical, social, mental, and emotional needs.
• Comprehensive residential group care to children who have been identified as having emotional or behavior problems and permanency planning challenges.
• Service planning and provision based on the child’s placement assessment, which is individualized, and integrated with the case plan and permanency goals.
• A full array of enhanced/comprehensive residential group care program services to facilitate the achievement of the permanency goals of each child in care.
• Independent Living for youths ages 16-21 in Stone Mountain and Tucker.
• A full array of vocational services designed to prepare youth for independent living.

Boggs Intensive Residential Adolescent Boys Treatment Program
4729 Quaker Road
Keysville, Georgia 30816
Phone: 706-554-1005
FAX: 706-554-7006

• 24 hours therapeutic community
• Intensive residential substance abuse treatment
• Adolescent boys ages 13-17
• Individual, group and family counseling
• On-campus school
• Vocational component
• On call medical/psychiatric service

This Is a FREE Program, Funded by the Georgia Department of Human Resources.

Project Safe Place
901 Fourth Street
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone: 770-469-8480 ext. 229
Hotline: 800-621-4000

Safe Place is a nationally acclaimed program to assist young people in crisis. Safe Place is an alternative to running away or remaining silent about abuse. Safe Place partners are business leaders and community volunteers. The Safe Place sign at a business location tells a child it is a safe place to come for help. A volunteer meets with the child and takes the young person to a shelter or releases him or her to their parent. Safe Place makes help available whenever and wherever a child needs it.

CARES Program
2818 Lakewood Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30315
Phone: 404-761-7485
Fax: 404-761-8427

• At-risk and substance abusing youth ages 12-18 in Atlanta Metro region, Fulton County and Dekalb County
• Outreach and pretreatment services for youth affected by HIV/AIDS
• Expansive referral network
• Free rapid HIV testing and counseling
• Education through pamphlets, impromptu discussions during outreach, community events and school presentations
• Free Safe sex kits

DJJ IRTP
3431 Mike Padgett Hwy
Augusta, GA 30906
Phone: 706-772-9722
Fax: 706-798-5422

The Intensive Treatment Program has trained Clinical Counselors/Therapists/Educators who provide a Therapeutic program to assist adolescents address not only the symptoms of the disorder/addiction but develop skills that will enhance their knowledge of "root causes and pre/post onsets."

• Long term "Recovery Concept"
• Therapeutic Community Curriculum
• 12 Step model
• Community support systems of AA/NA/CA/MA weekly
• Stages of Change model
• Family Therapy
• Dual Diagnosis Program

Methamphetamine Adult Intensive Outpatient Services

• Adult Substance Abuse Outpatient Services
• Substance Abuse Counseling
• Adult Assessment and Referral
• Methamphetamine Specific Drug Treatment Services and Education Programs
• Mobile Assessment and Outreach Services
• Weekly Random Urine Tests
• Individual and Family Counseling
• Case management and Crisis Intervention
• Utilization of Evidenced-Base Matrix Model Treatment Service Approach
• Aftercare and Follow-up Services

Services Locations
Region One- Rome Georgia Office
2201 Shorter Ave.
Rome, GA 30165
Phone: 706-235-1313
Fax: 706-235-1315

Region Two-Augusta Georgia Office
2368 Barton Chapel Road
Augusta, GA 30930
Phone: 706-790-1689
Fax: 706-790-1691

Region Three-Atlanta Georgia Office
2818 Lakewood Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30315
Phone: 404-761-7485
Fax: 404-761-8427

This Is a FREE Program, Funded by the Georgia Department of Human Resources.

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